When the Red Sox designated Hanley Ramirez for assignment in May and then eventually released, the assumption was that it was almost entirely about getting out from under the $22 million vesting option they were potentially on the hook for in 2019. Conventional wisdom suggested that the first baseman/designated hitter would soon be picked up by another club when he was a free agent and able to sign for the league minimum. Well, it’s now been a few weeks and he still remains unsigned. Now, we may have the reason why. According to Michele McPhee, an investigative reporter for ABC News, Ramirez is being “eyed” in connection to an ongoing investigation at both the federal and state level.
Report: Hanley Ramirez is being “eyed” in in connection to ongoing investigation
